The News

Police in Port Arthur are searching for a white truck that is a vehicle of interest in a shooting that occurred over the weekend.

According to a news release from the Port Arthur Police Department (PAPD), officers responded to the 1000 block of W. 14th Street at 2:14 p.m. in reference to an aggravated assault. Officers' investigation revealed that a male victim had been shot at the location. He was taken by EMS to St. Elizabeth hospital in Beaumont and later Life-flighted to a medical center in Houston. His condition was unknown at the time of the report.

The parents of an infant went to jail April 16 after a police captain found suspected heroin inside a diaper bag while preparing to change the baby’s dirty diaper, reports Officer Amber Valenciano of the Vidor Police Department.

A Beaumont man riding a motorcycle died in a one-vehicle accident in Orange County on April 22.

At approximately 3 a.m., the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) responded to a one-vehicle crash on Interstate 10 in Orange County. The crash occurred near mile marker 870 and involved a motorcycle.

Preliminary reports indicate that a 2001 Yamaha motorcycle was traveling eastbound on Interstate 10. For an unknown reason, the driver lost control and fell off the motorcycle.

A fatal car crash claimed the life of a 23-year-old Buna man April 22, reports the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS).

Troopers responded to a multiple-vehicle crash on US 96 in Hardin County at approximately 9:45 p.m., , approximately one mile north of Silsbee.

Initial reports indicate that a 2011 Ford Mustang was traveling northbound in the inside traffic lane of US 96. A 2007 Toyota SUV was traveling south in the northbound traffic lane of US 96 and collided head-on with the Ford.

Thursday, April 19, at 12:09 a.m., Beaumont police responded to Luke’s Ice House at 2325 Calder in reference to a subject burglarizing a vehicle. When officers arrived, they located the suspect in the area of Calder and Fifth Street.

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